Biography:

Abhishek Saxena is a partner based in the Delhi office of Phoenix Legal. Mr Saxena has over two decades of experience, advising on a variety of cross-border deals and continues to be associated with a number of complex and prestigious projects in the oil and gas, power, infrastructure and energy sectors.

Mr Saxena has significant experience in financing, structuring, documentation, negotiations and disputes etc, with various stakeholders in the energy sector. He has acted as lead counsel for terminalling, transportation and regasification arrangements for LNG regasification terminal. He also has experience in structuring design, engineering, procurement and construction contracts, public-private partnership (PPP) models, tender process followed in various energy projects, including EPC contracts, transportation arrangements, power purchase agreements, port arrangements and LNG tolling arrangements. He regularly advises on regulatory issues in the sector. He has dealt with and finalised master tolling agreements, gas sale and purchase agreements, concession agreements, global tender for floating shipping and regasification unit (FSRU) and various other complex contractual arrangements. He has also been involved with drafting and negotiations of power purchase agreements for both conventional and non-conventional energy sources. He has recently authored a chapter in Solar Power: A Practical Handbook published by Globe Law and Business.

Mr Saxena is an alumnus of St Stephen's College in Delhi, India and received his law degree (LLB) from Delhi University in 1997. He has been recommended by all the leading publications including IFLR1000, The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners as one of the leading lawyers in India. He’s listed in band 1 of Chambers and Partners' project, infrastructure and energy sector's global ranking.

WWL says: Abhishek Saxena is recognised for his “great expertise in the energy field” and is highly sought after by clients for his “strong commercial understanding”.

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